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PAGE FOUB THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1940, PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOrJBNAE -I-I-M-I "I-I-l-I-M-I-1- I-M-I- Cass County Farm Bureau Notes Copy furnished from Office of County Agent Waldo. Order Seedlings Now Have you placed your order for Clark e-McNary seedlings yet? Cass county farmers can get applications for broadleaf and evergreen trees now at the County Farm Bureau of fice. In view of the great loss of farm windbreaks in recent unfavorable years, there is a great demand for these seedlings so if interested place your order as soon as possible. Womens Project Work Underway Clothing care, repair and storage is the subject of the lesson to be presented to the leaders of women's project clubs the first of March. Leader training meetings will be held at Elmwood, Nehawka, Mur dock, Eagle, Weeping Water, Louis ville, and Plattsmouth. Project club leaders attending the training meetings will also receive special help with garden problems. This will include location, irrigation, varieties, etc. The leaders in turn will present this material to their local club members. Any group of women interested in having repre sentation at these spring meetings should contact the Farm Bureau of fice for details such as dates, time, etc. P-F-L Program Opens The 1940 Nebraska Pasture-Forage-Livestock program Is now started and Cass county will again be rep resented in the educational move ment with cooperators. Very few changes from 1939 are noted in the P-F-L program for 1940. Cooperating farmers will fill out "balance sheets" soon in planning their year's operations in attempting to balance their livestock and feed ing practices. They will keep simple records during the spring and sum mer months which will be sum marized next fall. Those doing the best Job of bal ancing their operations will be hon ored at county, regional and state finish-ups late in the fall months There, the farmers will have an op portunity to exchange ideas with fellow-producers from other areas. County agricultural agent3 have charge of the P-F-L program locally. The state plan has as its sponsors the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, the Extension- Service of the Uni versity of Nebraska College of Agri culture, the Nebraska Crop Growers' association, the Nebraska Livestock Breeders' association and possibly the Nebraska Dairymen's association. The state finish-up will be held as usual in November in Omaha. Six farmers will gain - outstanding recognition then and 44 others will get honorable mention. The primary purpose of the P-F-L program is to encourage balanced livestock and feed operations on Ne braska farms and to allow for a free exchange of ideas and experience among farmers. Everyone is eligible to become a cooperator in the edu cational movement and application blanks are available at the Farm Bureau office at Weeping Water. according to Miss Helen Rocke, ex tension clothing specialist at the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture. Here are some of the highlights of Miss Rocke's report on spring fashions: Prints which are being shown to wear under winter coats are bright and gay. Designs are medium in size and many crosswise patterns are shown. Black and navy accented with white and sometimes a third color will be used to make up many costumes. White touches, such as blouses or collars of white pique, as well as revers and cuffs are, shown with both suits and dresses. Navy blue trimmed with black is a revival of a combi nation much used in 1918 as rows of black braid on the skirt of a dress, or a yoke of black soutache braid on a coat of navy blue wool crepe. Following black and navy are many neutral colors. These are beige and gray, olive green or olive drab and a color called pearlblue, which is a mid-tone between gray and blue. In lighter colors there are three pas tels called coffee cream, atmospheric blue and rosetone, which indicate the softness of spring. Dress fabrics are smooth and pliable so that they will drape easily because of the many gores, circular effects and tucks which are found in designs for spring. Coat fabrics are lighter in weight than in past seasons because there are many dress-like details on the spring coats. Twills are important and ribs and striped effects of all types, such as diagonals, chalk stripes, hairline stripes and wide rib bon effects, are shown. Americans Eat More Cheese Good news for Nebraskans pro ducing dairy products is contained in a report this week from the Univer sity of Nebraska that Americans are eating more and more cheese. Consumption of cheese in the Unit ed States has increased in recent years from four pounds per capita annually to almost five and one-half pounds, according to Prof. E. L. Reichart of the dairy husbandry de partment. Cottage cheese is perhaps the variety most generally available in Nebraska, Reichart points out. He suggests that the addition" of such materials as chives, chopped onion, celery, nuts, pimento or pineapple will permit it to be served frequent ly without presenting a monotonous appearance. And as a rather unusual way of serving cottage cheese, he suggests incorporating some cottage cheese in some lime jello shaped in rings or in dividifal molds to suit your require ments. Garnished with lettuce and dressing:, this will also add to the attractiveness of the table's appear ance. It's particularly appropriate for the St. Patrick's day dinner. Dirt Farmer Has High Post in Agriculture Claude R. Wickard, New Undersecre tary of Agriculture Formerly in Charge of North Central Region A dirt farmer from the corn belt is now No. 2 man in the nation's agricultural councils. He is Claude R. Wickard, new undersecretary of agriculture, who brings to that post nearly a quarter of a century, of ex perience as a general grain and live stock farmer in Carroll county, In diana. Official announcement of Mr. Wickard's appointment as undersec retary was received this week by the Cass County Agricultural Conserva tion committee. Mr. Wickard former ly was director of the north-central region or tne am which iuhuum Nebraska and nine other miawesi states. His successor as north-central re gion director is Harry N. Schooler, also familiar with farming from first-hand experience. Mr. Schooler is a South Dakota rancher-farmer who has been assistant regional di rector since the spring of 1937. Since 1933 Mr. Wickard has de oted his practical farming exper ience to the administrative work of the AAA farm program. On his farm near Camden, Indiana, he pioneered in the use of soil-conserving farm practices. As director of the north- central region he stressed administra tion of the farm program by elected farmer-committeemen such as those now serving in Cass county. Mr. Schooler homesteaded a ranch in South Dakota at the age of Ji, served in the World war, later com pleted his course at South Dakota State college, and in 1923 returned to ranching and general farming. Like Mr. Wickard, he has been asso ciated with administration of the AAA farm program since 1933. Both men have visited Nebraska in connection wun iarm piugittui work. Spring Fashion Notes Early showings of materials indi cate this will be a colorful spring, A TRIBUTE REDS OVERPOWER WHITES 56-18 MILLER IN G. 0. P. DEAL March is the month for strong winds! And sum mer brings tornadoes and hail storms to this area! Insure How! Next Month May be too Late. Time to think about Dependable Insurance We represent the largest and oldest insurance com panies in America. See us! INSURANCE- Tcl Phone- 16 Plattsmouth Farm Facts and Fun Discussion of the possibilities of capon production and the spring pas ture problem facing Nebraska farm ers will be heard on this week's Farm Facts and Fun radio broadcast over a statewide wireless network on Saturday, March 2. It is on the air from 1 until 1:30 p. m. County Agricultural Agent Leon ard Wenzl of Buffalo county together with D. E. McGregor, prominent Gib son man, will tell about their co operative processing of turkeys and the advantages and disadvantages of raising capons. Dr. F. D. Kelm, chair man of the agronomy department at the College of Agriculture, will make some suggestions for spring pastures. The pasturage problem is one at tracting most attention now and is vital in view of the failure of rye to come through the winter. Farm Facts and Fun can be heard over WOW, Omaha; WJAG, Norfolk; KORN, Fremont; KMMJ, Grand Tsland; KGFW, and KGNF, North Platte. LINCOLN, Febr. 26 (UP) John Miller, Lincoln, former state railway commissioner, who is believed to have the indorsement of the Townsendites, made the race for the republican TJ. S. senatorial nomination a five-way affair today by entering his name on a platform for nation-wide retirement of the aged. Miller was elected to- the railway commission in 1926. In a statement announcing his candidacy he men tioned his efforts while on the com mission to reduce freight rates to make hay and feed more easily avail able to drouth areas and to cut out certain charges on grain. He listed preservation of representative gov ernment and elimination of unem ployment as the nation's chief prob lem. The little brown house at the cor ner of 11th and Marble is empty. It is very lonely. For many years it has sheltered one of Plattsmouth's cher ished families. Perry Gass bought this wee house in 1859 and he and his new wife Hannah Wintersteen made of it a home. Very few houses had been built in that section of the new village and the nicest thing happened there was a baby and Perry and Hannah called her Olive. The outlook from this house was over the valley where the business houses were located. It was also near the road that wound ts way over the hills and across the prairies to other parts of the vast country beyond. Many people were seeking new homes. Today we call them "Pioneers." Then they were courageous, sturdy Amer icans seeking new opportunities new homes. Many of them passed by the week house. Then, even as today, the distant hills of Iowa furnished an ever chang ing scene of beauty for the inhabit ants of this wee house. Occasionally there were some Indians they were the real thing. We get them in the movies. The baby in this home grew into a school girl. Her teachers didn't know anything about IQ. but Ollie got the grades. She was her teach ers' pride and joy. No record on de portment. Like all little girls, she grew into a vivacious, beautiful young woman and bought herself a fine piano, which she still plays very entertain ingly. At sixteen she began to teach school and continued for twenty-five years. Many people of Plattsmouth say with pride, "I went to school to Ollie Gass." Some of them beeame famous. I'm sure all of them are good citizens.' "Miss Gass music was always a definite part of her life, so when she retired from teaching school, she turned to teaching piano and here again she had' 'reason to be prcud of her work. The years have been many and sometimes the labor too heavy. So on Monday, February 26, Olive Gass left this cherished abiding place and went to the living care accorded the guests at the Masonic Home. i . Contributed. From Tuesday's Dally Coach Hoffman sent his basketball squad through a warm-up sqrimmage game last night with the Reds find ing little trouble in finding the hoop, while the Whites were trying to stop them. For the Reds, Stein kamp was high-point man with 19 points, with Smith close behind with 17. Noble and York both split even with eight points each, while Davis had only four but played his excep tionally good game at guard, hold ing his man to no points. The Reds were never in danger of the lead they held. At the half the score was 39 to 13 in favor, of the Reds. During the last half the Whites only got six points while the Reds just kept on pouring in the baskets. ' For the Whites, Martin was high point man with ten points. White and Larson split even with four points each. Yelick was out of the Reds' line up because of an injury to his foot. Jim will be back in the lineup for the Friday game with Bethany. The box score: v Reds (56) FG FT PF TP Smith 8 1 1 17 Steinkamp 9 1 1 19 Noble 4 0 0 S Davis 2 0 14 York 4 0 3 8 VALLEY DROPS IN CONFERENCE AVERT STOCKYARDS STRIKE KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 27 (UP) The threat of a strike that would have tied up the stockyards here and the movement of thousands of head of livestock was averted today when union employees agreed to continue the work while their leaders and of ficials of the stockyards company ne gotiate for a new contract. The livestock handlers are mem bers of the packing house workers or ganizing committee (CIO) and they had intended to strike yesterday. RETURNS TO WYOMING MARRIED AT COURT HOUSE Tuesday evening at the court house occurred the marriage of John G. Turkel and Mary Louise McVey, both of Des Moines, Iowa. The wedding ceremony was witnessed by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Shaffer, friends of the young people from Des Moines. The ceremony was performed by Judge A. H. Duxbury. GIRL SCOUT MEETING The Girl Scouts had a meeting at Mrs. Worth's apartment, February 26. Ten girls were present and two visitors, Betty Petet and Norma Jean Siemers. We gave Miss Lightbum and Betty Jean' Schick ' a birthday presents The next meeting will be at Claudeen Keller's house. CLAUDEEN KELLER. Mrs. Jess Updike, of Riverton, Wyoming, who has been here enjoy ing a visit with her sister, Mrs John L. Hadraba, and family, depart ed Sunday en route to the west. She is stopping at Lincoln for a visit with the relatives there before going on to her home. 27 2 6 56 Whites (18) FG FT PF TP Martin 4 2 2 10 Gaver 0 0 10 White 2 0 14 Dooley 0 0 0 0 Shiffer 0 0 3 0 Larson 2 0 0 4 8 7 18 CANDIDATE VISITS CITY 'GOODBYE MR. CHIPS'' RE CEIVES ACADEMY AWARD MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Feb. 27 (UP) Newspaper film critics of America voted "Goodbye, Mr. Chips'' the outstanding motion picture of 1939, Robert Donat the besx. actor, and Bette Davis the best actress, Presi dent Harry Martin announced today. The N. F. C. A. is made up of more than 600 critics employed by the na tion's leading newspapers. Donat was chosen for his performance in ''Good bye, Mr. Chips" while Miss Davis' performance in "Dark victory was declared to be the best during the year by any woman actress. Second best picture voted was "Mr. Smith Goes to )Vashinrton' and third "Wuthering Heights." James Stewart was second to Donat for "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' and Spencer Tracy was third for his performance in "Stanley and Livingstone." Sec ond to Miss Davis was Greta Garbo for her work in "Ninotchka'' and third was Rosalind Russell for her work in "The Women." From Monday's Daily- David N. Crofoot, candidate for the unicameral legislature from the third district composed of Cass and Sarpy counties, was in the city today to visit and become acquainted with the voters. This is the first visit of the candidate to this city. Mr. Crofoot resides on a farm be (ween Larlatte and Fort Crock on highway No. 75 and this is his initial appearance in politics. Mr. Crofoot stated to the Journal that he is a middle of the road democrat on' the national' issues, not a new dealer or a. reactionary. He also- stated he favors repeal of more laws rather than cheating new ones. Mr. Crofoot has as his opponents William B. Banning of Union and Bill Metzger of Cedar Creek. VIEW NEW STREAMLINER Mr. and Mrs. Fred Howland and children, Billy and Betty, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Horsak and son, Carl Jo seph, and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dow and family were among the Platts mouth people in Omaha who viewed the Missouri Pacific's new Eagle streamliner, which was on display in that city. MRS. SARAH J0SLYN DIES OMAHA, Feb. 28 (UP) Mrs. Sarah Joslyn, generaly credited as being Nebraska's wealthiest woman, died at her home, one of the city's show places, today. She had been ill several weeks. A Nebraska pioneer, Mrs. Joslyn was wife of ' the late George H. Joslyn, founder and during bis life time president of the Western News paper Union. Following his death Mrs. Joslyn erected the four million dollar Joslyn Art Memorial, regard ed as outstanding in the midwest. Mrs. Joslyn was credited with many philanthropies but little of her activity was known to the gen eral public. Mrs. Joslyn was an enigma to newspaper folk and to many of her closest friends. Not even her at torney, Judge Fred Wright, knew her age. Wright said she was about 88. She remained secretive about herself until her death. HOME FROM HOSPITAL John Huebert, O'Neill, Nebraska returned to Plattsmouth from the St. Catherine's hospital, Omaha Fri day, February 23. At the present time he is beincr cared for at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Davey uncle and aunt of Mrs. John Huebert Mr. Huebert was in the hospital about ten days. He underwent an operation for the removal of a goiter. ATTEND CONVENTION From Monday's Pally Mrs. George E. Weidman and Miss Florene Tritsch, were at Omaha Sun day and today to attend the annual hair dressers convention being held at the Fontenelle. The meeting has attracted a very large number from all parts of the central west to par ticipate in the proceedings and the many interesting showings and lec tures. Your ordei for Job Printing will receive prompt attention at this office. OMAHA PARTIES WEDDED From Tuesday's Dally This morning in the county court Robert LeClair and June Lorraine Young, both of Omaha, were married by Judge A. H. Duxbury. The cere mony was witnessed by Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Young, parents of the bride. The party returned to Omaha imme diately after the ceremony. FOR SALE: White Leghorn hatching eggs, from Coombs R. O. P. nock, five cents above market price. Call Union 2834. ltw-ltd Community Building Club ELECTED FEBR. 24 645 John Gayer $25.00 Not Paid This Week - $50 FOUVEfcY BUSINES1 copy i SALES BOOKS CARBQN COPY and " C4C0N COATED NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION The East Nebraska Six Athletic conference is now in the last stage of the finals, but one game remain ing to be played, that of the Platts- mouth-Bethany contest here on Fri day night of this week. Two games were played the past week in the conference, Plattsmouth turning back Wahoo 61 to 28, while Bethany nipped Valley, one of the leaders by the score of 28 to 23. The result places Plattsmouth in the position where they can secure tie in the East Six by a defeat of Bethany here on Friday. The defeat of Bethany would place them in a tie with Valley, while a victory over the Platters would give them a place in the king row. Incidental to the Bethany game is the fact that two cousins will prob ably be found battling, Ralph Lar son, Jr., former Louisville high play er now being on the Bethany lineup while Lars Larson is a member of the Plattsmouth string. The league standing to date is as follows. G College View 5 Plattsmouth 4 Bethany 4 Valley 5 Wahoo 5 Ashland 5 In the event of a Plattsmouth-Col- lege View tie, it has been suggested by the Lincoln school that the tie game be played off in the Whittier gym aF Lincoln. W 4 3 3 3 1 0 L 1 1 1 2 4 5 Pet. .S00 .750 .750 .600 .200 .000 In the County Court of Cast Coun ty, Nebraska. To all persons interested in the estate of Emma McCarroll, deceased. No. 3463: Take notice that a petition has been filed praying for administration of said estate and appointment of Lewis B. Mougey as Administrator; that said petition has been set for hearing before said Court on the 15th day of March, 1940, at ten o'clock a. m. Dated February 14, 1940. A. II. DUXBURY, (Seal) fl9-3w County Judge. NOTICE OF SUIT To Edgar Theadore Van Winkle, Defendant: You are hereby notified that Violet Van Winkle has commenced an action against you in the District Court of Cass County, Nebraska, the object and prayer of which is to obtain a divorce from you for and on account of desertion for a period of upwards of nine years, and for equitable re lief. You are required to answer said petition on or before the 25th day of March, 19 40, or the allegations of said petition will be taken as true and a divorce granted as prayed. VIOLET VAN WINKLE, By Plaintiff. W. L. DWYER, Her Attorney. f5-4w WILL SPEAK AT BANQUET The banquet of the Plattsmouth Credit Bureau to be held at the dining room of the Hotel Plattsmouth on Thursday evening, will bring two well known figures in the business world here for the occasion. The committee in charge of the banquet has secured Paul L. Weiner, manager of Paxton & Gallagher Co., cf Omaha, one of the largest whole sale houses in the west, as one of the speakers of the banquet. Harry E. Curtis, of Chicago, of the National Market Review will also be at the banquet and present a fine collection of pictures in techni color. These two features will add a great deal to the interest of the gathering, all local firms affiliated with the or ganization and many visitors are ex pected to be in attendance. SHERIFF'S SALE 88. State of Nebraska j County of Cass J By virtue of an Order of Sale issued by C. E. Ledg way, Clerk of the District Court, within and for Cass County, Nebras ka, and to me directed, I will on the 9th day of March, A. D. 1940, at 10:00 o'clock a. m. of said day, at the south front door of the court house, in the City of Plattsmouth, in said county, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate, to-wit: The West Half of the South east Quarter of Section Seven (7), in Township Eleven (11), North, Range Thirteen (13), East of the 6th P. M. in Cass County, Nebraska The same being levied upon and taken as the property of Fred C. Beverage, et al, defendants, to satisfy a judgment of said Court recovered by John Hancock Mutual Life Insur ance Company, a corporation, plain tiff against said defendants. Plattsmouth, Nebraska, January 30, A. D. 1940. JOE MRASEK. Sheriff Cass County, By Nebraska EMERY J. DOODY, Deputy. f&-5w . ' SHERIFF'S SALE LADIES BOWLING LOOP From Wednesday's Dany Last night saw the top team. Pop's Tas-Tee-Ettes again defeated 2 out of 3 games by Farney's Cafe team. In the 9 o'clock game the Masonic Home keglers won 3 out of 3 from the Carr Bakery team. The Ladies Toggery will play off the tie for second place when they meet the Norfolk Packing company, Friday night. ATTENDS MEETING Mrs. Ida Waters was at Omaha Monday afternoon where she attend ed the meeting of the Nebraska hair dressers being held at the Fontenelle. The meeting has brought out a large number of the hairdressers over the state and many very worthwhile demonstrations and lectures were given. t If you want superior, quaJity. quick service and ' low "cost, let us handle your next order for books ! purpose. i 1 r ll Va? or pads for ar f ' i " ' '-- a Don't give this business to out-of-town solicitors. We can give you everything in quality, ser vice and price the outsider can! Plattsmouth Journal Job Printing Sales Books - Cafe Checks Rubber Stamps FUN TO PLAY EASY TO WIN! K Play ilisico The sensational new radio game featuring the 1 2-piece Musico orchestra. Cash awards for the win 0:30 P. Eil. Every Tuesday ' 19 rt State of Nebraska ss. Cass County J By virtue of an Order of Sale issued by C. E. Ledg way, Clerk of the District Court within and for Cass County, Nebras ka, and to me directed, I will on the 23rd day of March, A. D. 1940, at ten o'clock a. m. of said day at the south front door of the court house in the City of Plattsmouth, Nebras ka, in said county, sell at public auc tion to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate, to-wit: North Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 8, Township 10, North, Range 14, East of the 6th P. M., in Cass county, Ne braska The same being levied upon and taken as the property of Karen Thy strup et al, Defendants, to satisfy a judgment of said Court recovered by Federal Farm Mortgage Compajiy, a corporation, Plaintiff against said De fendants. Plattsmouth, Nebraska, February 14, A. D. 1940. JOE MRASEK, Sheriff Cass County, fl9-5w Nebraska. ORDER OF HEARING and Notice of Probate of Foreign Will In the County Court of Cass County, Nebraska. State of Nebraska ss. County of Cass J To the heirs at law, devisees and legatees and to all persons interested in the estate of Dorothy C. Kloepper, deceased. No. 3464: On reading the petition of Peter C. Krey praying that the instrument filed in this Court on the fourteenth day of February, 1940, and purport ing to be a duly authenticated copy of the last will and testament of Dorothy C. Kloepper, deceased, that said instrument be admitted to pro bate, and the administration of said estate be granted to Peter C. Krey as Executor for the State of Nebras ka. It is hereby ordered that you and all persona interested in said matter, may, and do appear at the County Court to be held in and for said county on the 15th day of March, A. D. 1940, at ten o'clock a. m., to show cause, if any there be, why the prayer of the petitioner should not be granted, and that no tice of the pendency of said petition and the hearing thereof be given to all persons interested in said matter by publishing a copy of this order in the Plattsmouth Journal, a semi weekly newspaper printed in said county, for three successive weeks prior to said day of hearing. Witness my hand, and the seal of said Court this 14th day of Febru ary, A. D. 1940. A. H. DUXBURY, (Seal) fl9-3w ... County Judge. Rubber stamps, targe or small, at right prices at the Journal.